Eric, who also owns and runs the award-winning Eric’s restaurant nearby, said he was excited about the launch and added: “With the opening now firmly in sight it’s exciting to see everything coming together and the restaurant take shape.

Logo for Eric Paxman's new restaurant PAX Burger

“We have a great new team in place who are all really looking forward to starting work and launching our new venture.”

PAX Burger has created 20 new jobs and will offer nine different types of burger, each created by Eric, plus a selection of side dishes with everything made on site using fresh ingredients.

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The burgers will include The PAX, a beef patty with cheese, lettuce, tomato, pink pickled onions, house ketchup and PAX burger sauce all in a brioche bun and costing £9.

The Smoke Stack (£10) is all that plus maple pancetta and onion marmalade while the PAX a Punch (£12) has a kick with smoked BBQ pulled ox cheek and spicy mayo.

The opening date for the new PAX Burger restaurant in Lidget Street, Lindley, in the former La Cocina premises, has been set for February 29 2016.

There is also The Lamb One (£12) which is za’atar and cumin lamb patty with red peppers, courgettes, aubergine, coriander, pomegranate pickle, aioli and feta.